Ariane Toro
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| Full name | Ariane Toro Soler | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 10 July 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Education | Universidad Isabel I | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Judoka | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years active | 2019–present | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Judo | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight class | –52 kg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Centro de Tecnificación de Judo Navarro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Olympic Games | R32 (2024) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| World Champ. | 5th (2025) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| European Champ. | 
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| IJF | 50041 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JudoInside.com | 120555 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Updated on 16 April 2026 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ariane Toro Soler (born 10 July 2003) is a Spanish judoka who competes in the –52 kg weight class.[1] She won bronze medals at the 2024 European Championships and the 2025 European Championships, won the 2024 Tbilisi Grand Slam, and represented Spain at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[2] She is the daughter of Olympic judokas Yolanda Soler and José Tomás Toro, both of whom competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics.[3]
Early life and education
[edit]Toro was born in Bilbao but was raised in Navarre, where the family relocated in 2003 when her mother Yolanda Soler took charge of the Centro de Tecnificación de Judo Navarro in Larrabide, Pamplona.[4] She comes from a notable judo family: her mother is an Atlanta 1996 Olympic bronze medalist in the -48 kg category, while her father José Tomás Toro also competed in judo at the same Olympics in the -65 kg event.[5] All of the Toro Soler siblings practice judo.[6]
Toro attended Ikastola Sanduzelai for her primary education in Pamplona.[7] She later studied a double degree in Law and Business Administration at Universidad Isabel I, a distance-learning university based in Burgos, which allowed her to combine her studies with her international competition schedule.[8]
Career
[edit]Junior career
[edit]Toro began competing on the European cadet circuit in 2019, winning a silver medal at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Baku and finishing fifth at the World Cadet Championships.[9]
In 2022, she won gold at the Junior European Championships in Coimbra, defeating all her opponents by ippon.[10] She also won a silver medal at the European Under-23 Championships that year. In 2023, she won a silver medal at the Junior European Championships in The Hague.[11]
2024 season
[edit]The 2024 season represented Toro's breakthrough at senior level. In February, she earned a bronze medal at the Grand Slam Paris, her first Grand Slam medal.[12]
In March 2024, she won gold at the Grand Slam Tbilisi, defeating Olympic champion Distria Krasniqi in the quarterfinal and winning the final with an uchi-mata in golden score.[13] This result was pivotal in her qualification for the 2024 Summer Olympics.[14]
In April, she won a bronze medal at the 2024 European Judo Championships in Zagreb, in the -52 kg category.[15][16]
2024 Paris Olympics
[edit]At the 2024 Paris Olympics, Toro was eliminated in the first round of the individual -52 kg event by Sosorbaram Lkhagvasuren of Mongolia by ippon via immobilization.[17] She finished 17th overall in the individual event.[18]
In the mixed team event, Spain was eliminated in the round of 16 by Japan, 3-4, finishing ninth overall.[19]
2025 season
[edit]In April 2025, Toro won a bronze medal at the 2025 European Judo Championships in Podgorica, Montenegro, repeating her bronze from the previous year in the -52 kg category.[20]
In February 2026, she won a silver medal at the Grand Slam Paris, losing the final to Distria Krasniqi.[21]
Competitive record
[edit]| Year | Competition | Location | Result |
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| 2022 | Junior European Championships | Coimbra, Portugal | 
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| 2024 | Grand Slam Paris | Paris, France | 
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| 2024 | Grand Slam Tbilisi | Tbilisi, Georgia |
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| 2024 | 2024 European Judo Championships | Zagreb, Croatia |
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| 2024 | Olympic Games (individual) | Paris, France | 17th |
| 2024 | Olympic Games (mixed team) | Paris, France | 9th |
| 2025 | 2025 European Judo Championships | Podgorica, Montenegro |
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| 2026 | Grand Slam Paris | Paris, France | 
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References
[edit]- ^ "Ariane Toro Soler". JudoInside. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ^ "Ariane Toro". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ^ "Los maestros de Ariane Toro: los judocas olímpicos Yolanda Soler y José Toro entrenan a su hija, que con 20 años acaricia su gran sueño de ir a los juegos de París" [The masters of Ariane Toro: Olympic judokas Yolanda Soler and José Toro train their daughter, who at 20 dreams of going to the Paris Games]. Noticias de Navarra (in Spanish). 15 February 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ^ "Ariane Toro: "Toda la vida he visto la medalla olímpica de mi madre en casa, así que siempre he soñado y sueño con ganar una"" [Ariane Toro: "I've seen my mother's Olympic medal at home my whole life, so I've always dreamed of winning one"]. Noticias de Navarra (in Spanish). 1 November 2022. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ^ "La familia Toro frente a la maldición olímpica del judo español" [The Toro family against the Olympic curse of Spanish judo]. OK Diario (in Spanish). 26 July 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ^ "Ariane Toro, otro eslabón del judo en la familia Soler" [Ariane Toro, another link in the Soler family's judo chain]. Real Federación Española de Judo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ^ "Ariane Toro en el colegio Sanduzelai, Navarra" [Ariane Toro at Sanduzelai school, Navarra]. Real Federación Española de Judo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ^ "Ariane Toro Soler: "El judo me ha enseñado disciplina, tanto en el deporte como en los estudios"" [Ariane Toro Soler: "Judo has taught me discipline, both in sport and in studies"]. Universidad Isabel I (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ^ "Ariane Toro, otro eslabón del judo en la familia Soler" [Ariane Toro, another link in the Soler family's judo chain]. Real Federación Española de Judo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ^ "Toro Soler returns to take 2022 junior title in Coimbra". European Judo Union. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ^ "Seven categories, seven nations". European Judo Union. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ^ "Fran Garrigós, bronce en el Grand Slam de París de judo 2024: "Es importante esta medalla de cara a los Juegos Olímpicos"" [Fran Garrigós, bronze at the 2024 Paris Judo Grand Slam: "This medal is important ahead of the Olympic Games"]. Olympics.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ^ Crowley, Jo (22 March 2024). "-52kg: Toro Soler (ESP) Drafts Her Name on the Biggest Prize of All". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ^ "La judoca Ariane Toro estará en los Juegos de París" [Judoka Ariane Toro will be at the Paris Games]. Noticias de Navarra (in Spanish). 19 May 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ^ "Bronce para Ariane Toro" [Bronze for Ariane Toro]. Noticias de Navarra (in Spanish). 26 April 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ^ "Europeo de Judo 2024: Resultados de España y medallero, con oro para Fran Garrigós" [2024 European Judo Championships: Spain's results and medal table, with gold for Fran Garrigós]. Olympics.com (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ^ "La navarra Ariane Toro, eliminada a las primeras de cambio" [The Navarrese Ariane Toro, eliminated in the first round]. Noticias de Navarra (in Spanish). 28 July 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ^ "Ariane Toro Soler, entre lágrimas, quiere inspirarse en Garrigós tras su doloroso revés" [Ariane Toro Soler, in tears, wants to draw inspiration from Garrigós after her painful setback]. Infobae (in Spanish). 28 July 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ^ "España se despide de París 2024 en judo midiéndose de tú a tú con Japón en los octavos (3-4)" [Spain bids farewell to Paris 2024 judo going toe to toe with Japan in the round of 16 (3-4)]. ElDesmarque (in Spanish). 3 August 2024. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ^ "La navarra Ariane Toro se cuelga el bronce en el europeo de judo en categoría de hasta 52 kilos" [The Navarrese Ariane Toro wins bronze at the European Judo Championships in the up-to-52 kg category]. Naiz (in Spanish). 23 April 2025. Retrieved 29 March 2026.
- ^ "Plata para Ariane Toro y quinta posición para Laura Martínez en el Grand Slam de París" [Silver for Ariane Toro and fifth place for Laura Martínez at the Paris Grand Slam]. Real Federación Española de Judo (in Spanish). Retrieved 29 March 2026.
External links
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- Ariane Toro at the International Judo Federation
- Ariane Toro at JudoInside.com
- Ariane Toro at Olympics.com
- Ariane Toro at Olympedia
- Ariane Toro at InterSportStats
- Ariane Toro on Instagram
